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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

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Gravity Holds The US Box Office Top Spot With $44 Million

October 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gravity-poster1While some weren’t sure whether Gravity’s incredible visuals would translate into box office success, the film is now a bona fide hit, taking $44 million in its second weekend to top the box office once more. That’s just a 20% drops, which is incredibly unusual for a film that took over $50 million in its first outing (indeed it’s the best hold ever for such a film outside the holidays).

Gravity also had the second best weekend ever for IMAX, taking $9 million in that format, while 86% of the gross was for the 3D version, almost double what many of the summer’s 3D openings had. It shows that if Hollywood can present something where viewers feel they’re really getting something for a premium ticket, they will turn up. It’s expected by the end of its run it’ll be in the $250-300 million range, and perhaps beyond.

The Tom Hanks drama Captain Phillips ended up in second place with $26 million in its first three days. It’s a pretty good start, ahead of the likes the Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, suggesting it’ll be a real success by the end of its run, helped by great reviews.

The only other new movie in the top 10 was Machete Kills, which came in at number four with a verylacklustre $3.7 million. That’s just a third of the first film’s opening and one of the worst starts ever for a movie opening on more than 2,500 screens. It probably didn’t help that while the marketing started with a bang, it went on for so long that any hype dissipated before it opened.

Outside the top 10, Romeo And Juliet, starring Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld, proved a major flop, taking just half-a-million.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 11th-13th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Gravity $44.2 $123.4
2 Captain Phillips $26.0 $26,0
3 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $14.2 $78.0
4 Machete Kills $3.7 $3,7
5 Runner Runner $3.7 $14.1
6 Prisoners $3.6 $53.6
7 Insidious Chapter 2 $2.6 $78.4
8 Rush $2.3 $22.2
9 Don Jon $2.3 $20.1
10 Baggage Claim $2.0 $18.2
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FILMS: Gravity, Captain Phillips, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Machete Kills, Runner Runner, Prisoners, Insidious Chapter 2, Rush, Don Jon, Baggage Claim  

New Machete Kills UK Quad Poster – Sticking to the grindhouse roots with Danny Trejo & Charlie Sheen

September 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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It is bizarre that a movie that started out as a fake trailer in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double-feature, Grindhouse as spawned a sequel and proved far more popular than the movie that introduced us to it. Machete Kills hits cinemas later this month and now a new UK quad poster has emerged, which you can see above.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space.

Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, William Sadler, and Antonio Banderas star, with Robert Rodriguez directing.

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ACTORS: Danny Trejo, Sofia Vergara  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

New Machete Kills Red Band Trailer – Danny Trejo, Sofia Vergara & Charlie Sheen get into the grindhouse action

September 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Machete Kills is nearly here, and to get us excited a new Red Band trailer has arrived, preparing us for the film’s October release. It gives a good feel for the movie, which is definitely sticking to its grindhouse roots, with ridiculously over the top violence and silliness.

It’s also keen to show off the cast, which includes Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, William Sadler, and Antonio Banderas.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Sofia Vergara  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Machete Kills Poster Shows Off The Danny Trejo, Lady Gaga & More

September 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

machete-kills-cast-posterAfter a long wait, Machete Kills will finally be in cinemas in October, and now a new poster has emerged, showing off most of the film’s main cast, including Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez and more.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space. Charlie Sheen plays the President, which is just about crazy enough to be true one day

Robert Rodriguez once more directs, so expect plenty more grindhouse madness.

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ACTORS: Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

New Machete Kills Trailer – Danny Trejo is joined by a star-studded cast

August 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


We’ve been waiting ages for Machete Kills, but now a new trailer has arrived, preparing us for the film’s October release. It still gives a good feel for the movie, which is definitely sticking to its grindhouse roots.

It’s also keen to show off the cast, which includes Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, William Sadler, and Antonio Banderas.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space.

 

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Charlie Sheen Gets A Machete Kills Poster

July 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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It seems we’ve been waiting for Machete Kills for aeons, but it should finally be hitting cinemas in October, and to help prepare us, a new poster has arrived featuring Charlie Sheen (or as the trailer billed him, Carlos Estevez), who plays the US President in the movie.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space.

As well as Sheen and Gidson, the cast includes Danny Trejo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, William Sadler, and Antonio Banderas.

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ACTORS: Charlie Sheen  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Machete Kills Teaser – Danny Trejo is back, joined by Mel Gibson and more

May 31, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


It feels like we’ve been waiting ages for Machete Kills, but now the first trailer has arrived, and while it’s in Spanish, it still gives a good feel for the movie, which is definitely sticking to its grindhouse root.

It’s also keen to show off the cast, which includes Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, William Sadler, and Antonio Banderas.

In the movie, Machete is called on by the President to stop a Billionaire (Gibson) who’s planning to launch a missile into space.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Sofia Vergara Joins Jason Statham in Heat, And Gets A Boob Gun Machete Kills Poster

March 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

machete-kills-vergara-posterSofia Vergara is already the best paid of the Modern Family cast (although all the main actors get the same for the series, she earns a lot more in endorsement deals etc.), and now she’s making a bid for cinema stardom. As the pic above shows, she’ll soon be seen in Machete Kills, and it appears she’ll arrive with all boobs blazing.

However it’s not the only Vergara news we’ve got today, as THR reports that Sofia Vergara is in negotiations to play the female lead in a remake of the 1987 Burt Reynolds action thriller Heat. Jason Statham is already attached to star as a gambling addict who takes a series of protection and security jobs in Las Vegas to support his addiction. When his friend is badly beaten by the mafia, he puts everything aside to take on the mob by himself.

It’s not known exactly who Sofia Vergara’s role. Simon West (The Expendables 2) is directing from a screenplay by William Goldman, who wrote the novel the original movie is based on both the 1980s and new screenplay adaptation. There’s no news on when it might shoot.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Sofia Vergara  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Lady Gaga Up For Machete Kills As La Chameleon

July 27, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s been revealed that Lady Gaga is heading for the movies in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Killer, with the director announcing the new by releasing the character poster above of the singer in the movie.

Not much is known about her role, other than she’ll be called La Chameleon, although Rodriguez tweeted, ‘I just finished working with @LadyGaga on @MacheteKills , she kicked SO MUCH ASS! Holy Smokes. Blown away!’

She joins the likes of Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Sofia Vergara and Zoe Saldana in the movie, which is due out next year.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Lady Gaga, Danny Trejo  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  

Charlie Sheen Joins Machete Kills As The US President

June 22, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

I think it’s safe to say that if Charlie Sheen ever ran for President, he wouldn’t win, but he’s getting to rule the free world vicariously, as director Robert Rodriguez has revealed on his Twitter account that he’s cast Sheen as the US President in Machete Kills, and he ever tweeted a photo to prove it (see right).

Shooting is currently underway on Machete Kills, with Danny Trejo once more starring as the all-action title character. We don’t know what Sheen will be doing as the President, but he joins a cast that also includes Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba and Tom Savini.

It’s set to hit cinemas next year.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Charlie Sheen, Danny Trejo  DIRECTORS: Robert Rodriguez  FILMS: Machete Kills  
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